Getting into a club is definitely on the to do list.  The reason I ended up with a PT-40 in the first place was because the guy who owned the hobby shop I use to go to was a instructor and was going to teach me to fly after I finished it and told me it was the best trainer at the time.  I found out about 6 months ago he passed away and the shop closed. The $60 to join the AMA plus $103 club fee for a year is a lot cheaper than buying a new model.  I did alright keeping it in the air, but not so well landing.  You guys think playing with the nitro cars for so long will help speed up the learning curve?